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2012 Ball State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Pete Lembo.

Schedule and results

Ball State in 2012, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 37–26; lost at No. 12 Clemson 27–52; won at Indiana 41–39; won vs. South Florida 31–27; lost at Kent State 43–45; lost vs. Northern Illinois 23–35; won vs. Western Michigan 30–24; won at Central Michigan 41–30; won at Army 30–22; won at No. 23 Toledo 34–27; won vs. Ohio 52–27; won at Miami (OH) 31–24; lost vs. UCF 17–38+25−25Won 37–26 vs. Eastern Michigan+11Eastern MichiganLost 27–52 at No. 12 Clemson-25No. 12 ClemsonWon 41–39 at Indiana+2IndianaWon 31–27 vs. South Florida+4South FloridaLost 43–45 at Kent State-2Kent StateLost 23–35 vs. Northern Illinois-12Northern Illino…Won 30–24 vs. Western Michigan+6Western MichiganWon 41–30 at Central Michigan+11Central MichiganWon 30–22 at Army+8ArmyWon 34–27 at No. 23 Toledo+7No. 23 ToledoWon 52–27 vs. Ohio+25OhioWon 31–24 at Miami (OH)+7Miami (OH)Lost 17–38 vs. UCF-21UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsEastern MichiganW 37–⁠2662%
Sep 8at12ClemsonL 27–⁠5224%
Sep 15atIndianaW 41–⁠3946%
Sep 22vsSouth FloridaW 31–⁠2751%
Sep 29atKent StateL 43–⁠4544%
Oct 6vsNorthern IllinoisL 23–⁠3535%
Oct 13vsWestern MichiganW 30–⁠2454%
Oct 20atCentral MichiganW 41–⁠3058%
Oct 27atArmyW 30–⁠2266%
Nov 6at23ToledoW 34–⁠2724%
Nov 14vsOhioW 52–⁠2754%
Nov 23atMiami (OH)W 31–⁠2469%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsUCFBeef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. PetersburgL 17–⁠3847%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 38–⁠17 in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
437–⁠416
Coach
Pete Lembo
Elo
1549 +105 this season
SP+ rating
-2.6 No. 73 of 124; offense No. 39, defense No. 107, special teams No. 7
SRS
−3.1 No. 70 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 105
Offensive coordinator
Rich Skrosky
Defensive coordinator
Jay Bateman
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense26th of 124
  • Defense116th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted37th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted121st of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1147%0.8526th of 124
Defense0.1443%1.01116th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.12 def		45% off
42% def		—37th off
121st def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 331% allowed
Defense0.0own 262% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsKeith Wenning QB3,095 yds
Passing touchdownsKeith Wenning QB24 TD
Rushing yardsJahwan Edwards RB1,410 yds
Rushing touchdownsJahwan Edwards RB14 TD
Receiving yardsWillie Snead WR1,148 yds
Receiving touchdownsWillie Snead WR9 TD
InterceptionsEric Patterson CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Josh Smith OC★★★No. 1438
Chris Pauling S★★★No. 1500
Efe Scott-Emuakpor WR★★★No. 1636
Jordan Williams WR★★★No. 1686
Drake Miller OT★★No. 1824

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.792
Receivers42.50.782
Offensive line52.20.794
Defensive line42.00.762
Linebackers12.00.778
Defensive backs62.20.758
Athletes and specialists12.00.763
Whole class222.20.774

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 106

The 2012 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠012–⁠222
Kent State8–⁠011–⁠3
Toledo6–⁠29–⁠4
Ball State6–⁠29–⁠4
Bowling Green6–⁠28–⁠5
Ohio4–⁠49–⁠4
Central Michigan4–⁠47–⁠6
Miami (OH)3–⁠54–⁠8
Buffalo3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠72–⁠10
Massachusetts1–⁠71–⁠11
Akron0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.